Economic historian Barry Eichengreen sees dark days ahead for Europe. A conversation about the economic challenges of today and the future of the monetary system.
The time for voluntary opt-in societies has come, believes libertarian activist and fund manager Patri Friedman. To get radical improvement, he says, one must create new structures rather than improve existing ones.
Two traditionally neutral countries see Nato very differently: While the military alliance offers an attractive security guarantee for Finland, the Swiss fear the risk of being drawn into an unwanted war.
Digitalization was once seen as a disruptor for the economy. However, proprietary software is now slowing innovation and productivity. We need new policies to encourage the spread of technology.
Letting the hypersensitive impose their standards on everyone else is ridiculous, says John Cleese. The comedian explains why the British won World War II and why the BBC has lost its way.
Glacier Kwong. Bild: Hans Christian Plambeck/Laif.
Glacier Kwong is forced to live in exile in Germany because she demonstrated for democracy in Hong Kong. What happened to people in Hong Kong, she says, could happen to people in other Western countries as well.
California is economically successful, but its cities have been destructed, says author Michael Shellenberger. He explains why he fell out with progressives and how Hollywood turns people into victims.
The state has been at the forefront of tech capitalism. But the downsides of its economic model become increasingly glaring.
Ai Weiwei in der Ausstellung «Ai Weiwei. In Search Of Humanity» in der Albertina Modern in Wien, aufgenommen am 15. März 2022.
Bild: APA/Hans Klaus Techt/Keystone.
